Figure of a Shrew Mouse Standing on an Oblong Plinth

305–30 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Figure of a Shrew Mouse Standing on an Oblong Plinth, 305–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 x 6.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.368. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Figure of a Shrew Mouse Standing on an Oblong Plinth

Date

305–30 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 26 (possibly, according to Petrie)

Period

Ptolemaic Period

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (4.4 x 3.5 x 6.6 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

05.368

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